Hungary—Population in Agglomerations >1M (% of total)
Category: Urban DevelopmentSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #75 of 121Updated April 2026
Latest Value
18.8%
2025
YoY Change
+0.7%
2024 → 2025
Global Rank
#75
of 121 countries
Maximum
18.8%
2025
Minimum
17.3%
2010
CAGR
+0.3%
26 years
Last
18.8%
Previous
18.6%
Highest
18.8%
Lowest
17.3%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Hungary's population in agglomerations >1m (% of total) was 18.8% in 2025, ranking #75 out of 121 countries. This represents a +0.7% change from 2024. Over the past 26 years, the highest recorded value was 18.8% (2025) and the lowest was 17.3% (2010). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18.8% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 18.6% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 18.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 18.5% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 18.3% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 18.2% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 18.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 17.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 17.3% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 17.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 17.4% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 17.4% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 17.4% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 17.4% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 17.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 17.4% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 17.4% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 17.5% |
Top Countries — Population in Agglomerations >1M (% of total)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 100.0% | 2025 |
| 2 | Singapore | 100.0% | 2025 |
| 3 | Puerto Rico (US) | 76.3% | 2025 |
| 4 | Kuwait | 68.4% | 2025 |
| 5 | Japan | 65.7% | 2025 |
| 6 | Congo, Rep. | 65.3% | 2025 |
| 7 | Australia | 61.1% | 2025 |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 58.9% | 2025 |
| 9 | Israel | 57.1% | 2025 |
| 10 | Uruguay | 52.8% | 2025 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.
Methodology
Data compiled by World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), uri: https://population.un.org/wup/, publisher: UN Population Division, date published: 2018.